Investigation and analysis on compliance and influence factors of the standard disinfection of first aid equipments among ICU medical workers

Abstract:

Objective：To investigate the compliance and influence factors of the standard disinfection of first aid equipments among ICU medical personnel and to provide references for related departments in hospital to formulate preventing plans and measures. Methods：A self-designed questionnaire of the standard disinfection compliance for first aid equipments was conducted among 200 ICU medical workers in 4 pilot hospitals entitled national “high quality nursing service demonstration project” in Xinjiang. The compliance of the standard disinfection for eleven kinds of first aid equipments in ICU was surveyed. Results：The way of disinfecting first aid equipments among ICU medical workers was various. The compliance of the standard disinfection for electrocardiogram monitor was the best，reaching 79.5% while those for bronchoscopy，ice blanket machine,enteral nutrition pump were the worst. Logistic regression analysis showed that the years of working，the years of working in ICU and the position were the main influence factors of the standard disinfection compliance. Conclusions：The compliance of disinfecting first aid equipment by rules among ICU medical personnel is not high. Lack of related knowledge，the years of working and the years of working in ICU are the important factors for the standard disinfection.